- Relationship skills
- Parenting strategies
- Anger management
About Ashley
Ashley Kohler is a Pennsylvania LCSW with five years of clinical experience. She works with adults and young adults facing relationship strain, parenting challenges, anger, career confusion, and major life changes. Sessions are conducted in English and focus on practical steps people can use right away.
Ashley trained in social work at Walden University and holds a graduate certificate in Children and Families. She also has certification as a School Social Worker PK-12. Her early work included supporting adolescents, people in early recovery from substance use, and people experiencing homelessness.
In sessions she talks through relationship patterns and communication problems to help clients notice what gets in the way of connection. For parenting concerns she offers concrete strategies to reduce daily conflict and improve interactions with children. When anger or anxiety are present she focuses on skills that change how people respond in the moment.
Ashley uses several evidence-based techniques. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. She uses Dialectical Behavioral Therapy skills to teach emotional regulation and distress tolerance. Attachment ideas inform how she looks at longstanding patterns in close relationships.
People who feel stuck after a job change, a breakup, a new baby, or health news will find a pragmatic approach here. Ashley emphasizes skill-building and small experiments that help people test what works. To begin, a short questionnaire helps match a person to the right first session.
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Many of the techniques Ashley uses are evidence-based and skill oriented. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and practices new behaviors to change patterns of feeling and action. Dialectical Behavioral Therapy offers concrete skills for emotional regulation and distress tolerance, which can be useful for anger and intense emotional moments.Attachment theory helps frame how early relationship patterns show up now, especially in communication and intimacy struggles. These approaches are described and tried collaboratively so the person and therapist decide what fits best based on goals and preferences.
Finding the right mix of techniques is part of therapy. Ashley works with clients to test approaches, track what changes, and adjust the plan over time. She emphasizes collaboration around goals, whether that means improving communication, managing anger, or clarifying life purpose.
The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a weekday break, reduce travel time, or choose a shorter check-in when schedules are tight. Licensed professionals, including therapists, can adapt exercises and skill practice to remote sessions while focusing on practical steps that carry into daily life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she help with?
She works with relationship strain, parenting challenges, anger, career questions, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include attachment, communication problems, and life purpose.
How does she approach someone feeling stuck?
Her style is practical and skill-focused, using exercises and small experiments to test what helps. She emphasizes noticing patterns and trying different responses in daily life.
What background does she bring to sessions?
She earned a Master of Social Work from Walden University and has five years of experience working with diverse populations. She also holds a graduate certificate in Children and Families.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LCSW licensed in Pennsylvania and provides services from that state. Sessions are offered in English.
Can people who live outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted. Sessions are offered to people within the therapist's practice region.
What session formats are offered?
Session formats are not specified in the biography. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Specific rates depend on the subscriber plan and location.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule an initial appointment. That process connects you to the right first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.